During a phonecall with ONUCI FM [Fr], the minister Albert Mabri Toikeusse explains that over two hundred youths armed with clubs broke into his house last Thusrday morning [March 3rd]. According to him, these youths ransacked his house in broad daylight before being dispersed by CeCOS [Fr] (Command Center for
Security Operations).

Amadou Coulibaly, Alassane Ouattara's high counselor, has accused the police of recruiting youths to participate in these raids, which began on Thursday. “They are trying to instill an atmosphere of terror,” he said. “But they can't do more than they have already done, firing at unarmed women [Fr], …”

One witness reported having seen a truck transporting members of paramilitary police forceCeCOS [Fr] (Command Center for Security Operations) leaving the house belonging to Alassane Ouattara's Minister of Finances, Charles Koffi Diby, on Saturday. According to this witness, a fridge was loaded onto the truck, which returned and left once again, this time carrying a coffin.

Before leaving, dozens of young adolescents smashed the doors and windows of the house wearing suits and jackets and carrying dishes and other belongings, added another witness who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution.

The pro-Gbagbo youths, who have been looting houses in Abidjan for several days, arrived at Touré Ahmed Bouah's home on Monday. The report is tragic… After destroying the house and making off with some belongings, they kidnapped two children… and slaughtered a third who put up a struggle to avoid getting kidnapped. According to the father, the murdered child was one of a pair of 12-year old twins. His name was Touré Losséni. His twin brother, Touré Lacina, and their younger brother of 8, Touré Seydou, were the kidnap victims. A supervised visit to the scene allowed journalists to observe the damage caused by these hoodlums who, according to witnesses, arrived at about 5pm in a fleet of twenty-odd 4X4's.

On March 14th, the site Koaci.com [Fr] uploaded a video showing the stoning of a young man in Yopougon who was taken for a rebel [Fr] whilst on his way to see a friend in the neighbourhood Millionnaire (where Blé Goudé [Fr] lives) just behind the “land grouping” in front of Dosso garage. He was alledgedly shot in the leg by the CeCOS [Fr] to prevent him from fleeing and then stoned to death by pro-Gbagbo forces.